Paréa Authentic Greek — Restaurant in Ottawa

We ordered the Limnos Greek Island Feast. Only 2 of us, so we took home leftovers.

Naxos Fish, a nice mild white fish. Next, 2 salads, lots of Calamari, nice Rice, Roast Lemon Potatoes, Santorini Shrimp, and Aegan Shrimp Scampi, and vegetables.

It is Eggsexpress until 2 p.m. and then becomes Parea at 4:30 p.m.

We were so eager, we sat in the parking lot until my watch showed 4:30!

$75 for the feast, but have you bought seafood lately? $$$$ Plus, we had leftovers.

Cannot imagine the amount of leftovers, if we had ordered the Spartan Meat Board, with Lamb, Loukaniko, Pork Sticks, Bifteki, and Chicken Sticks, plus all those sides.

You can order individual meals for $19 - $25, if I remember correctly. Pork, chicken, lamb, salads, plus appetizers.

I love to make Scampi, but grocery stores no longer carry Scampi. Parea's Scampi melts in your mouth, and the Aegean Shrimp is perfectly cooked.

Our server, Voila, was friendly and gave us a perfect evening out.

You may recognize her from a great breakfast at Eggsexpress.

We usually do the feast as takeout, but the lamps on the tables and blue and white tablecloths made for a cozy feel.

Go for 4:30 - 6:00, if you want to avoid crowds and enjoy a nice quiet atmosphere, with gentle background music.

Check out their houses of service, but think they are closed for New Year's.

Try the Chocolate...

We ordered takeout from Parea for the first time tonight and were disappointed. The rice, gyro, pork souvlaki and Greek potatoes were all delicious. Portions were small in comparison to other Greek restaurant in Ottawa. The Greek salad was bland, having only olive oil as the dressing. House roasted potatoes are an extra 3$ per plate. One plate only got 2 potatoes and we were told upon pickup that they ran out of them and switched our order to fries. The fries were bland, just your average frozen fries. While the potatoes were good, it was disappointing to only get 2 on a plate; not worth the extra 3$. The staff was very friendly and I would recommend perhaps dinning in, as the restaurant itself seemed welcoming and the two servers who interacted with me were friendly. Was also a bit disappointed to wait an extra 25 min in the restaurant to pickup our order, as they were running behind I believe. The website should better reflect pickup time to avoid waiting like we did. Overall, I think this place has potential but didn’t meet our expectations. Might try again in person...

This is a very unsuspecting place with some very good food. We walked in and were immediately drawn to the milkshakes selection: skor and kit-kat.

We then ordered the dakkos appetizer and the Spartan board.

The dakkos bread was very interesting, very complex aromas and flavors. The soft texture with the crunchy crust gave a very nice contrast. The tomato topping with crumbled feta and capers - always a winning combo.

We had one Greek salad and one house salad. Both were also very enjoyable. I've eaten my veggies so it's time for meat!

The Spartan board was absolutely loaded with amazing grilled meats. Meatballs, sausage, chicken and pork skewers, lamb chops, soft seasoned rice, pita bread, veggies and garlic roasted potatoes. It's billed as being for two, but we didn't come close to finishing.

Finally we got a slice of baklava cheesecake to go.

The staff took good care of us and came back several times to see if they could do anything more for us. I had a great dining experience and will likely be back...